'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎280] (303/448)

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he now refolved to re-enter Shervan. For more expedition and better fafety part of his
Army marched through unfrequented paths fnewed them by the Appftate Georgian, and
other part through Armenia which the Ferjians had made defolate to prevent the TurJ^
of relief, and having notice that towards Derbent a great part of the Cattel of the
Countrey was driven awayj in the firft place he ordered a paity of Horfe that way for
forrage ^ which Tocomac the Ferfian General no fooner had notice of, but that -with the
like fprightful party he beat up the Tarks quarters as they lay difperfed in a Valley which
was well-nigh compafled witn the River Conac, a River that of it felf is fufficiently rapid
but by fome late rains fo increaft that the Turk^ in flying from the Enemy loft by the
Sword and Torrent 10000 of his Men, the Ferfian by their precipitate purfuit lofmg
alfo a confiderable number in the Stream, which was fo fierce that the Turkijh General
himfelf upon the alarm making all the halte he could to fuccour his Men is laid to lofe
eight thoufand more in that River and in Araxis, into which Conac and Cyrw run.
Notwithftanding thefe abatements,continued his march as far as the City Erez.
where he expeded fome oppofition ^ but the People were all fled, and had removed much
of their Goods into the mountainous parts, fo that the Town was left defolate and once
ordered to be burnt, but upon fecond thoughts fpared and garifoned with 5000 Men
molt of which were Georgians, forced thither by the Sons of Leventhi-beg : this done
they took Sumachy without reiiftance, which they might well do the Governour being
withdrawn. Mufiafha overjoy'd with this fuccefs, firft conftituted Ozman-heg Comman
der in chief in thole parts, and then with the greater part of his Army fell back to^
wards.£rzyrum his uiual head-quarter, while Ozwav in the mean time was pincht in Sher-
van with want and not a little dilheartned by the running away of many of his Men,whereby
and by the Janizaries advice he fell back to fefflis, yet not fo fecretly but that in paifing
through Georgia he was fo hotly alarm'd by the Country People who had abundantly
fmarted by the infolence of the Turk, as with fufficient lofs he continued his march till
he attained Erxyrnm. Th sre he took up his Winter-quarters, but difperft his Army into
feveral Villages thereabouts,M*/^^ being removed : during this the Precopence, the
Turks left-hand, under the command of Abdd-Chery marched through the Circajhan Ter
ritories with 30000 horfe and foot, in all their palfage along the Cafpian Ihore as far as
Derbent not meeting with the leaft interruption, which gave them the greater confidence
to enter Shervan. At and at&ut Genge were quartered all the Ferfian horfe under com
mand of Emangoly-Chan. Ere^-Chari having notice drew all his horfe together, and refol
ved with the firlt advantage he could Ipy to welcome the uninvited Tartar: but Abdul
by the good intelligence he had, prevented that defign, and contrarily began with the
Ferfian, and with that courage as moft of the Ferfian Hoick was routed, many Officers
and Souldiers flain, and Erez-chan himlelf doing what he could to rally, was taken Pri-
/oner and fent to Ozman, who without any confulting with a Council of War caufed
him to be hanged up in that Garrifon. Such was .Em: his fad exit: but in this alarm
Bmangoly cam, albeit he narrowly efcap't a furprizal, yet could not he prevent the ta
king of his Haram, which extreamly troubled him, there being fome beauties which were
prefented the Turkhh 'General.
Mthomet firnamed Odobanda by the Turk for that he was purblind (though as I ap
prehend it may be rather from Cognabanda as the place was called where he had both
birth and education) by his firft wife had feveral Sons j namely Ifimael, Mufiapha, Myr-
c s mn, Gmet, and Sofee-mirza. Ifmael by the malice and power of Afajfom-beg the Kings
Favourite at that time, was firft confined, and at length famiiht to death in the Caftle of
Caykahe near Tabriz, and the reft came to untimely ends. By Jooncanna Princefs of Heri
he had likewife four Sons, viz. Emerhamzt, Aydar, Abbas ana Tahamas of which, //-
mael was reputed molt valiant and popular, but Abbas moft politique and ambitious.
Emyr-hamze, Mahomet-Codobandas eideft Son during thefe broiles was pradifing the
rules of Mars ; and having got fome experience in the Indian War, fo ill indured thefe
continual bravadoes of the Turks, that he never gave over foliciting the King until he
Commilfioned him to raife what horfe he could to oppofe the Turk. In the head of
twenty thoufand Horfe this valiant Prince profecuted the enemy with fuch refolution and
fpeed, and attended with fo good fuccefs, that through all Afia his fame quickly fpread^
infomuch as the Turks gave out that Caflriot was ^revived: for firft with twelve thouiani
Horfe this hopeful Prince (the Begum Courteous or formal title for (usually Muslim) women of elite status, especially of Turko-Mongol lineage. his Mother in company) fet out otCasbyn, follow
ed by Mirza Salmas with eight thoufand more: In the firft place he defeated Caym
Bafla and his party that were forraging thole ^arts *, he then took Erez by ftorme and
caufed all the Cannon which Mnftapha had planted for defence of that Garrifon, to be
dravyn out and fent to Cosbyn as a Royal prefent to the King his Father, the firft-fruits
of his conteft with his inveterate adverfary the Turk. This